Former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke tonight to Colorado Republicans during a fundraiser at the Denver Athletic Club.(Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)

Liz Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, at a fundraiser tonight in Denver. (Out of focus photo by Lynn Bartels, mea culpa)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney attended two fundraisers in Denver today, one for his daughter, Liz, a U.S. Senate candidate in Wyoming and one for the state GOP, where plenty of Republicans were excited about recent polling numbers for Democrats John Hickenlooper and Mark Udall.

UPDATE: Liz Cheney will be in Denver Wednesday for a fundraiser earlier in the day that is separate from the Colorado GOP fundraiser at the Athletic Club.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will headline a Colorado GOP fundraiser next week in Denver.

The event, which will be held at the Denver Athletic Club Nov. 20, is set to feature a slew of honorary hosts. Among them will be U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and his wife Cynthia, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, state Treasurer Walker Stapleton and Attorney General John Suthers.

For $5,000 attendees can mingle at a VIP reception, receive a photo with Cheney and extra tickets to the dinner where the former vice president will speak. And, on the low-end, for $200 guests can attend just the dinner.

Unlike former President George W. Bush, since leaving the White House in 2009, Cheney has been a vocal critic of President Barack Obama’s administration. And a new book, “Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House” by The New York Times’ Peter Baker, gives a detailed look inside the Bush administration and reveals what is now a strained relationship between the former president and vice president.

Cheney’s daughter, Liz, is currently engaged in a bitter Wyoming Republican primary, where he she is challenging longtime GOP U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi.

“We’re excited and honored to have Vice President Cheney at our last major event of the year. This fundraiser will cap-off an exciting year for Colorado Republicans, and provide some of the financial support necessary to defeat Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Mark Udall in 2014,” Owen Loftus, spokesman for the Colorado GOP, said in a statement.

Liz Cheney speaks during a campaign appearance in Casper, Wyo., on July 17. Cheney, the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, spoke alongside her father at the Steamboat Institute in Steamboat Springs Friday night. (AP Photo/Matt Young)

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.